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PLANET 2012 Calendar

All PLANET 2012 courses are listed below in this quick glance calendar.

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Planning system operations	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
New planners' program	28/29
ResCode practice - Day 1		14					1
ResCode practice - Day 2				3			21
The A - Z of planning		20					2		9
Building & planning requirements in local councils		29						12
Amending planning permits			4
Planning scheme amendment process					7				31
Referral authorities and the planning system						24
Writing permit conditions							28
Plan reading skills							23
Statutory planning processes					19					20
Preparing and assessing a bushfire management statement										15

Sustainability and environment	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Managing potentially contaminated land		6						25
Environmental Impact Assessment		23						18
Native vegetation				31					18
Facilitating environmentally sustainable development (including heritage places)					27

Community impact	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Assessing neighbourhood character		22						13
Licensed premises, gaming and brothel applications				17
Ethics and efficacy in planning decisions							14

Strategic planning	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
A facelift for small towns		7		15
Transport and accessibility planning			12
Traffic and parking			18					5
Recognising architectural styles				22					17
Cultural heritage management plans: working with the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006				22					10
Cultural heritage management plans: the field trip				23
Effective strategic planning Day 1				29
Writing a Municipal Strategic Statement (and local planning controls)					21
Rural and regional planning challenges - using evidence-based decision making					26
Effective strategic planning Day 2					28
Essential economics in urban planning								4
Strategic planning for bushfires										27

Urban design	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Urban design around rail environments - Part 1		14
Building in activities areas				8
Designing the luminous city (night tour)				9
Designing new communities				30
'You can't put that there!' Public art and planning in the public domain					14
Structure planning for activities areas					20
Urban renewal bus tour							8
Successful public spaces								5
Urban design around rail environments - Part 2								19
Port Melbourne waterfront										14
Urban design and practice										22

Managing urban change	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Delivering urban transformation - Managing area-based urban change					25
Influencing composition and form of complex redevelopments - Unit 2				11
Doing density: Melbourne's growth					5
Four and more storeys - using the Guidelines for higher density residential development					12

Planning law and subdivision	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Short case list at VCAT		15		24			15
Writing for VCAT - a skills-based approach to advocating at the Tribunal			3
Interpreting significant decisions from VCAT									30
The subdivision process					20					13
Introduction to VCAT - the hearing				16					24
Planning law essentials					13				23
Existing use rights						25
Presenting your submission at VCAT							29
Building subdivisions and owners' corporations										16

Interpersonal development	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Memory skills plus speed reading			19
Presentation and communication skills					8
Mediating planning applications							16/17
Writing planning letters and reports							22